Beit Alfa

Beit Alfa is a kibbutz in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa.

History
Beit Alfa was originally named Khirbet Bait Ilfa, and it was an Arab village. During the Crusades the Kingdom of Jerusalem built a settlement near the site of the village, but in 1192 the Siege of Beit Alfa by the Saracens destroyed the town. The town of Khirbet Bait Ilfa lasted until the time of the aliyah movement to Palestine by the Jews, when it was replaced by a kibbutz on 4 November 1922. Today, it has a population of 1,100.